Scientific Inquiry
Results of Science
Description and Explanation
Scientific Tools
Iceman's Journey
100

A possible explanation for an observation that can be tested.

What is hypothesis?

Pg.NOS 6

100

Practical use of scientific knowledge, especially for industrial or commercial use.

What is technology?

Pg. NOS 8

100

Flowing lava is bright red with black crust.

What has a temperature of 630 degrees?

Pg. NOS 12

100

Records observations, questions, hypotheses, data, and conclusions from your investigations.

What is a science journal?

Pg. NOS 16

100

When someone begins to ask questions about something observed in nature.

What is scientific investigations?

Pg. NOS 21

200

Once you find the relationship among data.

What are several inferences?

Pg. NOS 7

200

A blend of materials.

What is the outer layer?

Pg. NOS 8

200

Internationally accepted system for measurement.

What is SI?

Pg. NOS 12

200

Mass of a small object.

What is measured in grams?

Pg. NOS 17

200

After many observations, revised hypotheses, and tests.

What is conclusion?

Pg. NOS 22

300

Scientists will repeat the experiment several times to make sure the conclusions are the same.

What is experimental repetition?

Pg. NOS 7

300

Casual conversations to mean and untested idea or an opinion.

What is the word theory?

Pg. NOS 9

300

Used to indicate a fraction of ten or a multiple of ten.

What are prefixes?

Pg. NOS 13

300

Measure lengths and distances.

What is rulers and meter sticks?

Pg. NOS 16

300

Scientists might gather and evaluate evidence, collect data and record their observations.

What is a test plan?

Pg. NOS 24

400

Once you find the relationship among data.

What is infer and summarize?

Pg. NOS 7

400

A gravitational force implies that if you drop an object, it will fall toward Earth.

What was Newton's law?

Pg. NOS 9

400

Multiply or divide by a factor of ten.

How to convert SI units?

Pg. NOS 13

400

Measure the temperature of a substance.

What is a thermometer?

Pg. NOS 17

400

Careful to document possible sources of error in their measurement.

What is procedure?

Pg. NOS 25

500

The steps taking during scientific inquiry.

What is six steps?

Pg. NOS 6 & 7

500

Can lead to changes in scientific theories.

What is new information?

Pg. NOS 9

500

It is often necessary to round a measurement to a certain number of significant digits.

How to achieve the same degree?

Pg. NOS 14

500

Collects, organize, and store information about research topics.

What is a computer and the internet?

Pg. NOS 17

500

Easy to determine the origin of some observations.

What is the control group?

Pg. NOS 25